Florida, 1987

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 1987

July 6, 1987 · NWS MIA · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pinellas

When
July 6, 3:26 PM EST
Where
Pinellas County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
27.830, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When
July 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Hillsborough County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
27.750, -82.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When
July 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Pasco County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
28.230, -82.180

Tornado, Hernando

When
July 6, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Hernando County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.550, -82.370

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10001059, 10001058, 10001060, 10001061.